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didactylos's review against another edition
5.0
Fascinating first hand material that doesn't fit easily as a narrative. Covers both the retreat, the battle sof Imphal/Kohima and the offensive that ended with the dropping of the A Bomb. Pretty gruesome stuff.
scorpio53's review against another edition
4.0
Another in the forgotten voices series of books which are derived from the oral testimonies taken by the Imperial War Museum after various conflicts.
As the title suggests this book relates to Burma and the two Chindit campaigns which did not achieve a great deal and also the retreat from Burma and the eventual campaign to retake Burma and clear out the Japanese.
The decisive battles at Kohima and Imphal are what turned the tide of the war in the far east and not the two Chindit campaigns, which is why the soldiers who took part are known as the forgotten army.
As the title suggests this book relates to Burma and the two Chindit campaigns which did not achieve a great deal and also the retreat from Burma and the eventual campaign to retake Burma and clear out the Japanese.
The decisive battles at Kohima and Imphal are what turned the tide of the war in the far east and not the two Chindit campaigns, which is why the soldiers who took part are known as the forgotten army.
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